A recent article in the online journal Medical News Today has reported findings of a study into yoga poses and scoliosis. The study found that “erforming a single yoga pose for 90 seconds for at least 3 days a week could reduce spine curvature in patients with scoliosis in as little as 3 months.”

The pose is the side plank (pictured), which involves lying on one side of the body with straight knees, and propping up the upper body with the elbow and forearm.

On average, participants did the side plank pose for 1.5 minutes a day, 6.1 days a week for 6.8 months.

The researchers found that spine curvature improved by around 32% over all patients.

Among 19 patients who did the yoga pose for at least 3 days a week, spine curvature improved by 40.9%.

Of these patients, adolescents saw a 49.6% improvement in curvature, while adults saw a 38.4% improvement.

Impressive results!